Leader: Diversity – The FCA is watching you
By Justin Cash 11
th March 2021 11:26 am
Happy belated International Women’s Day, everyone. We went to press the day after the big day and, in an amazing spot of fortune, this year’s event coincides with our own Wonder Woman, Katey Pigden, being appointed as the new editor of
Money Marketing.
As I prepare to move on to pastures new, I have every confidence that Katey will lead the magazine into an even brighter future, one that includes moving these pages from a weekly to a monthly frequency. If you want to see more on why we think that’s a great step for all concerned, click here for the full details on what it will mean.
All dual-regulated and FCA solo-regulated firms are now under the scope of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR), with many working hard in recent months to ensure all.
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Heightened operational risks in a changing world
The addition of employee wellbeing to the top 10 operational risks for 2021 reflects the heightened risk that has come with the surge of home-working during lockdown
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Christoph Kurth, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses the growth of conduct and operational risks in the light of the pandemic, including those caused by mass home-working, the enhanced technological ability to address them, and why we should design a new type of workplace culture or risk losing one altogether
The financial crisis that began in 2007–08 ushered in a wave of regulation that is still being rolled out today. How can regulators best support financial firms this time around as they emerge into a post-pandemic ‘new normal’?
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